“So long as the human spirit thrives on this planet, music in some living form will accompany and sustain it and give it expressive meaning.”

--Aaron Copland

Welcome to the Conway Symphony Orchestra!

On behalf of the CSO Board of Directors, I want to invite you to journey with us through a new season of magical music making by our remarkable Symphony under the leadership of our Maestro Izzy Getzov. Throughout this 41st Season, we will celebrate our human spirit with Guest Artists, with professional and student musicians, with our working board and staff members who – for forty years – have been connecting Conway through the power of music.

Please look through our website and learn more about our very busy organization! We have an amazing line-up of concerts in Laurel Park, in the beautiful Windgate Concert Hall, and at Reynolds Performance Hall. We are invested in our partnership with schools through our “CSO in the Classroom” program; and we love partnering with many other community outreach programs in order to share the love of music throughout the greater Conway region. Music is indeed the universal language of humankind, connecting hearts and celebrating our shared humanity.

Everything we do at the CSO is only possible because of the incredible generosity of our supporters, our community partners, our corporate sponsors, and the University of Central Arkansas. Please connect with us at our concerts, through our website, or on social media --- we love to hear from our audience, and we are always delighted to have folks join our Conway Symphony family of subscribers, ticket holders, audience members, and hands-behind-the-scenes. We will find a place for you!

Our promise is to continue to build into the future, on our forty-year solid foundation of music for all.

Ruthann Curry Browne
President, Conway Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors

Our Board

Executive Committee

Ruthann Curry Browne
President
Teaching Artist,
Arkansas Arts Council

Kathy Linder
Recording Secretary
Human Resources Admin. Retired
Acxiom

Courtney Corwin,
Vice-President
Realtor®,
The Charlotte John Company

Zach Carter,
Treasurer
Director of Revenue,
Dave Creek Media

Judy Harkrider,
Past-President
Band Director / Retired
Greenbrier Schools

Board of Directors

Aaron Cates
CDP Advisory Architect,
Twilio

Jack Frost
Senior Development Officer, Retired
Hendrix College

Phillip Gullic, MD
Obstetrician
Conway Ob/Gyn

Janet Harris
Exec Director/CEO
Winthrop Rockefeller Institute

Amanda Horton
Executive Director
UCA Public Appearances

Evelyn Landrith,
Commercial Banking, VP
Arvest Bank

Kirk Netherton
Retired,
Netherton Promotions

Laurie Netherton
Retired,
Netherton Promotions

Shellie O’Quinn
Sr. Funding Resources Specialist,
Halff Associates

Brooklyn Parker
Attorney at Law
Jason Owens Law Firm

Jim Robken
Director of Bands,
Retired

Pete Tanguay,
Founder and Owner,
The Max Event Venue, Conway

Linda Whitworth Reed,
Retired,
1st Presbyterian Church, Minister

Qinqing Yang,
Physical Therapist,
UAMS Rehab

Suzanne Loerch, ex officio
General Manager
Conway Symphony Orchestra

Israel Getzov, ex officio
Music Director
Conway Symphony Orchestra

Stephen W. Plate, D.M.A., ex officio
Department of Music Chair
University of Central Arkansas

Jan Adcock, ex officio
President
Conway Symphony Orchestra Guild

Marilyn Polk,
Vice President
Conway Symphony Orchestra Guild

BOARD EMERITI

Jerry Adams

William Adkisson, J.D.

George Baker

Ralph Behrens*

Mike Binko

Carolyn Brown, D.M.A.

O. Sam Driggers, D.M.A.*

Carl Forsberg, D.M.A.*

Mikes Grimes

Judy Harkrider

Bill Hegeman

Nancy Jackson

Armilda McCormack

Joyce Miller

Scott Moore*

Carrick Patterson

Lyle Rupert

Louis Stell

Phil Stone, M.D.

Allison Vetter, Ph.D.

*Denotes Deceased

Our Staff

SUzanne Loerch

General Manager

Suzanne Loerch has been making music in Central Arkansas since arriving over 20 years ago. As a singer and voice teacher, she has served as adjunct faculty at the University of Virginia, Hendrix College and the University of Central Arkansas. She has performed with area orchestras and choruses, as well as performing in solo and chamber music recitals. Suzanne has been the lead elementary teacher at Montessori schools in Little Rock and has taught general music education.

As the general manager of the Conway Symphony Orchestra, she brings together the skills she has used in her wide-ranging career: the understanding and love and of music, a thirst for knowledge, and a desire to bring people together through the music of the CSO. Suzanne lives in Conway with her husband, Stephen Feldman.

anna Bass-mattingly

Personnel Coordinator

Anna Bass is a Conway native and grew up in the Conway Orchestra program playing viola from the sixth grade on. She then pursued music after high school at the University of Central Arkansas, where she graduated with a Bachelor's of Music in Viola Performance in 2013. She played with the Conway Symphony as a student and has also played with Conway Symphony since graduating. She also plays in the Arkansas Capital String Quartet and teaches private lessons to primarily students of the Conway Orchestra program.

Anna serves as the Conway Symphony's Personnel Coordinator. She is responsible for all things musician for the Conway Symphony! She loves communicating with all the musicians and making sure they have everything they need to facilitate a fabulous symphony concert for our audience. Anna lives in Conway with her fiancee Dylan and her two dogs, Bert and Winston.

Vidal Verástegui Ruiz

Music Librarian and Stage Coordinator

Vidal is a member of the Viola section in the Conway Symphony Orchestra. He recently finished his studies at University of Central Arkansas where he earned a Masters of Music Performance degree. Before joining the Conway Symphony he earned a Bachelor’s of Music Performance at the Unidad Académica de Musica (Conservatory) in Zacatecas, Mexico. During his time as a professional musician, Vidal has been a member of various orchestras throughout México, Cuba and the United States.

As our music librarian and staging coordinator, Vidal enjoys getting to work personally for all the members in the orchestra and make sure all is ready before, during and after rehearsals and concerts. He is currently living in Conway where he spends his free time playing videogames and running.